The Minoan eruption was a catastrophic volcanic eruption that devastated the Aegean island of Thera (also called Santorini) circa 1600 BCE. [2] [3] It destroyed the Minoan settlement at Akrotiri, as well as communities and agricultural areas on nearby islands and the coast of Crete with subsequent earthquakes and paleotsunamis. [4]With a …

5 days ago · Kolumbo is a volcano that lies under the Aegean Sea. It is located about seven kilometers (4 miles) northeast of Santorini’s caldera and it is located along the Hellenic Volcanic Arc. It is one of the most active and hazardous volcanoes in the Aegean Sea but has remained dormant since its last eruption almost four centuries ago, in 1650

4 days ago · Erupting Volcano on the island of Santorini in 1866. The horseshoe shape of the island was created during a cataclysmic eruption 1500 BC. The ancient eruption may have created a tidal wave which ...

4 days ago · Santorini’s seismic and volcanic history. ... The Aegean Sea is no stranger to earthquakes and eruptions. To the south and west of Greece is the deepwater Hellenic Trench. ... you can trigger a ...

Feb 3, 2025 · The history of the island, from the most powerful volcanic eruption ever experienced by the world to the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 1956, which caused 53 deaths, dozens of injuries ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Santorini, one of Greece’s most popular tourist destinations, took its present crescent shape following a massive volcanic eruption in antiquity. Now, millions of visitors each year come to see its dramatic scenery of whitewashed houses and blue-domed churches clinging to the caldera rim.

Jan 30, 2025 · Typical eruption style: Dominantly explosive, with effusive activity during intervals. Powerful explosive, so-called Plinian eruptions appear to occur every 10-30,000 years. Construction of lava shields and minor to irregularly spaced …

Jan 16, 2024 · One of the most explosive volcanic eruptions ever witnessed by humans took place 3,600 years ago, around 1,600 B.C.E., off the island of Santorini in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Mar 25, 2024 · The last caldera-forming eruption at Santorini, known as the Minoan eruption, occurred in 1600 B.C. and blew the top off what was then one island, leaving behind the present-day archipelago.

The Minoan eruption was a major catastrophic volcanic eruption that occurred on the Greek island of Thera (known today as Santorini) in the mid-second millennium B.C.E. The eruption was one of the largest volcanic events on Earth in recorded history.